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WRAL.comCopyright 2016 by Capitol Broadcasting Company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.Fri, 09 Dec 2016 18:26:09 -0500Fri, 09 Dec 2016 18:26:09 -050060North Carolina governor finalizes redrawn Carolinas borderhttp://www.wral.com/north-carolina-governor-finalizes-redrawn-carolinas-border/16326347/
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory is finalizing the border between North Carolina and South Carolina along a line from the Atlantic Ocean to Polk County, 300 miles to the west.Fri, 09 Dec 2016 17:49:37 -0500http://www.wral.com/north-carolina-governor-finalizes-redrawn-carolinas-border/16326347/Environmentalists: NC agency lags in anti-pollution workhttp://www.wral.com/environmentalists-nc-agency-lags-in-anti-pollution-work/16325353/
Environmentalists say they're trying to force Gov. Pat McCrory's environmental agency to do its job, claiming the agency repeatedly fails to investigate when industrial-scale hog farms violate anti-pollution rules.Fri, 09 Dec 2016 13:10:12 -0500http://www.wral.com/environmentalists-nc-agency-lags-in-anti-pollution-work/16325353/Auditor result may wait as North Carolina recount continueshttp://www.wral.com/auditor-result-may-wait-as-north-carolina-recount-continues/16321195/
It may be next week before election results are certified in the North Carolina state auditor's race as a statewide recount continues.Thu, 08 Dec 2016 17:38:09 -0500http://www.wral.com/auditor-result-may-wait-as-north-carolina-recount-continues/16321195/Trailing candidate in state auditor race seeks recounthttp://www.wral.com/trailing-candidate-in-n-carolina-auditor-race-seeks-recount/16312849/
The trailing candidate in the race for North Carolina state auditor has asked for a statewide recount.Tue, 06 Dec 2016 16:42:12 -0500http://www.wral.com/trailing-candidate-in-n-carolina-auditor-race-seeks-recount/16312849/Trump, McCrory to meet Wednesdayhttp://www.wral.com/trump-team-says-meeting-wednesday-with-n-carolina-governor/16312690/
<img src="https://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/state/2016/12/03/16300402/16310345-1481048334-160x120.jpg" alt="North Carolina Governor" />Outgoing North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory has a date to meet with Donald Trump as the president-elect continues to fill positions in his upcoming administration.Tue, 06 Dec 2016 13:28:40 -0500http://www.wral.com/trump-team-says-meeting-wednesday-with-n-carolina-governor/16312690/Brunswick County Sen. Rabon to become rules chairmanhttp://www.wral.com/brunswick-county-sen-rabon-to-become-rules-chairman/16312329/
One of the most powerful positions in the North Carolina Senate is going to a coastal legislator previously involved in tax and transportation issues.Tue, 06 Dec 2016 10:44:10 -0500http://www.wral.com/brunswick-county-sen-rabon-to-become-rules-chairman/16312329/Republican Newton concedes loss in NC attorney general racehttp://www.wral.com/republican-newton-concedes-loss-in-nc-attorney-general-race/16309306/
<img src="https://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/state/nccapitol/2016/09/23/16041756/16041756-1478647906-160x120.jpg" alt="Sen. Buck Newton and Sen. Josh Stein" />Democrat Josh Stein is set to become North Carolina's next attorney general after his Republican opponent conceded defeat.Mon, 05 Dec 2016 15:54:31 -0500http://www.wral.com/republican-newton-concedes-loss-in-nc-attorney-general-race/16309306/State elections board dismisses protest in Bladen Countyhttp://www.wral.com/state-elections-board-dismisses-protest-in-bladen-county/16302516/
<img src="https://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/politics/2010/08/20/8169441/8169442-1439586583-160x120.jpg" alt="State Board of Elections sign" />The State Board of Elections voted Saturday to dismiss the election protest of Leslie McCrae Dowless Jr. of Bladen County,which called into question the validity of hundreds of absentee ballots. Board Member Joshua Malcolm made the motion, saying there was not substantial evidence of violation of elections laws.Sun, 04 Dec 2016 00:09:40 -0500http://www.wral.com/state-elections-board-dismisses-protest-in-bladen-county/16302516/Despite uproar, McCrory, Cooper use private emailhttp://www.wral.com/despite-uproar-n-carolina-governor-rivals-use-private-email/16300944/
Republican incumbent Pat McCrory and his Democratic opponent in the undecided North Carolina governor's race have together sent or received hundreds of messages from private email accounts --a sidestep around official communication channels that McCrory's team blasted as "questionable" in a comparison to Hillary Clinton.Mon, 05 Dec 2016 11:16:58 -0500http://www.wral.com/despite-uproar-n-carolina-governor-rivals-use-private-email/16300944/North Carolina Senate leader nomination goes again to Bergerhttp://www.wral.com/senate-leader-nomination-expected-to-go-again-to-berger/16300403/
North Carolina Senate Republicans who kept their veto-proof majority last month want Phil Berger of Eden to keep leading their chamber for another two years.Sat, 03 Dec 2016 17:06:11 -0500http://www.wral.com/senate-leader-nomination-expected-to-go-again-to-berger/16300403/Lawyers ask court to halt schedule on maps, special electionhttp://www.wral.com/lawyers-ask-court-to-halt-schedule-on-maps-special-election/16301969/
North Carolina lawmakers who drew General Assembly districts struck down by federal judges have asked that court to delay enforcing its own ruling that new boundaries be drawn by mid-March and a special election for dozens of seats occur next fall.Sat, 03 Dec 2016 15:42:04 -0500http://www.wral.com/lawyers-ask-court-to-halt-schedule-on-maps-special-election/16301969/Increased impaired boating penalties among 12 new lawshttp://www.wral.com/increased-impaired-boating-penalties-among-12-new-laws/16296064/
<img src="https://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/state/nccapitol/2014/06/10/13718133/13718133-1442013400-160x120.jpg" alt="NC Flag" />Tougher penalties for boat operators impaired by alcohol or drugs who unintentionally kill or injure someone are among all or parts of a dozen new laws now in effect in North Carolina.Thu, 01 Dec 2016 18:21:13 -0500http://www.wral.com/increased-impaired-boating-penalties-among-12-new-laws/16296064/Court agrees some NC sex offender limits unlawfulhttp://www.wral.com/court-agrees-some-n-carolina-sex-offender-limits-unlawful/16294506/
<img src="https://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/state/nccapitol/2014/06/10/13718133/13718133-1442013400-160x120.jpg" alt="NC Flag" />A federal appeals court has upheld lower court rulings that found portions of North Carolina law restricting where registered sex offenders can gather are unconstitutional because they're overly broad or vague.Thu, 01 Dec 2016 10:51:27 -0500http://www.wral.com/court-agrees-some-n-carolina-sex-offender-limits-unlawful/16294506/McCrory still aims for December session on Matthew recoveryhttp://www.wral.com/mccrory-still-aims-for-december-session-on-matthew-recovery/16292984/
Gov. Pat McCrory says he's still aiming to call the General Assembly back to Raleigh in the second week of December to approve legislation so that North Carolina residents in the bleakest situations following Hurricane Matthew stay covered this winter.Wed, 30 Nov 2016 16:20:41 -0500http://www.wral.com/mccrory-still-aims-for-december-session-on-matthew-recovery/16292984/Lawsuits challenge abortion restrictions in NC, two other stateshttp://www.wral.com/lawsuits-challenge-abortion-restrictions-in-3-states/16292123/
<img src="https://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/state/nccapitol/2013/07/03/12625474/12625474-1450790829-160x120.jpg" alt="Protesters decry Senate abortion vote" />Planned Parenthood and its allies filed lawsuits Wednesday in North Carolina, Missouri and Alaska challenging laws that they view as unconstitutional restrictions on abortion.Wed, 30 Nov 2016 13:56:08 -0500http://www.wral.com/lawsuits-challenge-abortion-restrictions-in-3-states/16292123/NC Medicaid spending less than expected this yearhttp://www.wral.com/n-carolina-medicaid-spending-less-than-expected-this-year/16291287/
North Carolina's Medicaid program is spending slightly less than lawmakers anticipated so far this fiscal year although enrollment in the government health coverage program is higher than expected.Wed, 30 Nov 2016 11:46:55 -0500http://www.wral.com/n-carolina-medicaid-spending-less-than-expected-this-year/16291287/Official North Carolina governor results may take more timehttp://www.wral.com/official-north-carolina-governor-results-may-take-more-time/16283464/
<img src="https://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/state/nccapitol/2016/10/28/16172099/16172105-1477686397-160x120.jpg" alt="Roy Cooper" />State law directs North Carolina's election board to meet Tuesday to identify the winner of the close governor's race and certify scores of other Election Day results, but that won't happen. That's because the panel faces multiple obstacles that will likely take a week or more to resolve.Tue, 29 Nov 2016 07:19:43 -0500http://www.wral.com/official-north-carolina-governor-results-may-take-more-time/16283464/State Board of Elections hosts emergency meeting to discuss Durham votehttp://www.wral.com/gop-appeal-asks-state-officials-for-scrutiny-of-durham-votes/16279030/
<img src="https://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/state/nccapitol/2016/03/15/15544588/15544588-1480259157-160x120.jpg" alt="Voting in Raleigh" />The North Carolina State Board of Elections announced that an emergency meeting will be held Sunday afternoon via teleconference. Sun, 27 Nov 2016 11:31:54 -0500http://www.wral.com/gop-appeal-asks-state-officials-for-scrutiny-of-durham-votes/16279030/Both sides dig in as governor's race drags onhttp://www.wral.com/naacp-gov-mccrory-must-end-games-with-nc-election-outcome/16269692/
A conservative group filed a request Wednesday for an urgent hearing on North Carolina voters who cast ballots through same-day registration, while the state NAACP criticized the legal action as playing games with the state's still-undecided contest for governor.Wed, 23 Nov 2016 18:29:03 -0500http://www.wral.com/naacp-gov-mccrory-must-end-games-with-nc-election-outcome/16269692/Durham group joins in protests against Donald Trumphttp://www.wral.com/durham-group-joins-in-protests-against-donald-trump/16232495/
<img src="https://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/state/nccapitol/2016/11/13/16232581/16232581-1479079936-160x120.jpg" alt="Durham group joins in protests against Donald Trump" />People gathered at the Farmers Market to join thousands across the country who say Trump is not their president.Sun, 13 Nov 2016 21:40:23 -0500http://www.wral.com/durham-group-joins-in-protests-against-donald-trump/16232495/Voters excited about 'trying something new' with Trump in White Househttp://www.wral.com/voters-excited-about-trying-something-new-with-trump-in-white-house/16224409/
<img src="https://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/state/nccapitol/2016/11/10/16224474/16224474-1478834109-160x120.jpg" alt="Voters excited about ‘trying something new’ with Trump in White House" />Last week, Donald Trump made one of his final stops of the campaign trail in at The Farm in Selma. The field was packed with an estimated 15,000 people according to Trump. Many in Selma are now pleased that Trump will be the next president of the United States.Thu, 10 Nov 2016 22:26:12 -0500http://www.wral.com/voters-excited-about-trying-something-new-with-trump-in-white-house/16224409/Groups make final push to inspire minority votershttp://www.wral.com/groups-make-final-push-to-inspire-minority-voters/16206912/
<img src="https://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/state/nccapitol/2016/11/06/16206934/16206934-1478513520-160x120.jpg" alt="Groups make final push to inspire minority voters" />With only two days left until Election Day, early voters have turned out in record numbers in North Carolina, but there is still a push to get minority voters to cast their ballots.Mon, 07 Nov 2016 05:12:07 -0500http://www.wral.com/groups-make-final-push-to-inspire-minority-voters/16206912/Early voting stats show Dems with turnout edgehttp://www.wral.com/early-voting-stats-show-dems-with-turnout-edge/16188750/
In North Carolina, Colorado, Nevada and Iowa - all considered swing states this cycle - Dems have taken more advantage of the early voting opportunity. Wed, 02 Nov 2016 17:28:30 -0400http://www.wral.com/early-voting-stats-show-dems-with-turnout-edge/16188750/Voting machines not affected in break-in at Fayetteville polling sitehttp://www.wral.com/voting-machines-not-affected-in-break-in-at-fayetteville-polling-site/16188724/
<img src="https://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/state/nccapitol/2016/11/04/16196908/16196908-1478276065-160x120.jpg" alt="East Regional Branch Library break in" />Authorities said a person was caught on camera breaking into the East Regional Branch Library, which serves as one of 10 one-stop voting sites in Cumberland County, and taking a coin machineFri, 04 Nov 2016 12:14:44 -0400http://www.wral.com/voting-machines-not-affected-in-break-in-at-fayetteville-polling-site/16188724/NAACP: Stop removing voters from rolls in North Carolinahttp://www.wral.com/naacp-stop-striking-voters-from-rolls-in-north-carolina/16179784/
Local elections boards in North Carolina are illegally removing thousands of voters from the rolls, and a disproportionate number of them are black, the NAACP said in a federal lawsuit filed Monday.Mon, 31 Oct 2016 18:09:22 -0400http://www.wral.com/naacp-stop-striking-voters-from-rolls-in-north-carolina/16179784/